Job 16:14-22

New International Version

¹⁴ Again and again^(A) he bursts upon me;
    he rushes at me like a warrior.^(B)

¹⁵ “I have sewed sackcloth^(C) over my skin
    and buried my brow in the dust.^(D)
16 My face is red with weeping,^(E)
    dark shadows ring my eyes;^(F)
17 yet my hands have been free of violence^(G)
    and my prayer is pure.^(H)

¹⁸ “Earth, do not cover my blood;^(I)
    may my cry^(J) never be laid to rest!^(K)
19 Even now my witness^(L) is in heaven;^(M)
    my advocate is on high.^(N)
20 My intercessor^(O) is my friend^[a](P)
    as my eyes pour out^(Q) tears^(R) to God;
²¹ on behalf of a man he pleads^(S) with God
    as one pleads for a friend.

²² “Only a few years will pass
    before I take the path of no return.^(T)